On June 25, 2018, the Virginia State Bar Third District Subcommittee issued
a public
reprimand with
terms to
Nancy Beth
White for
violating
professional
rules that
govern
competence,
diligence,
safekeeping of
property, and
bar admission
and
disciplinary
matters. This
was an agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.

Effective May
25, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended
Jejomar Guarin
Untalan’s
license to
practice law
in Virginia
for a period
of six months
with all but
60 days stayed
in favor of a
one-year
period of
probation –
subject to
conditions
imposed by the
District of
Columbia. This
was an
imposition of
reciprocal
discipline,
based on his
suspension by
the District
of Columbia.

Effective June
22, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended
Robert Lyman
Isaac Shearer
Jr.’s
license to
practice law
in the
Commonwealth
of Virginia
for three
years for violating professional
rules that
govern
diligence,
communication,
safekeeping of
property,
declining or
terminating
representation,
and bar
admission and
disciplinary
matters.

Effective June
22, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked
Leslie Dana
Silverman’s
license to
practice law
in the
Commonwealth
of Virginia
based on her
December 5,
2017,
disbarment
from the
practice of
law in the
District of
Columbia by
the District
of Columbia
Court of
Appeals.

Effective June
22, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked
Michael
Anthony
Lormand’s
license to
practice law
based on
violations of
the rules of
professional
conduct
governing
communication,
fees,
safekeeping of
property,
declining or
terminating
representation,
and
misconduct.

On June 8,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
Brian Austin
Revercomb’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the Bar.

Effective June 6, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended
Rory Kieran
Nugent’s
license to
practice law
for a period
of two and
one-half years
for violating
professional
rules that
govern
diligence,
communication,
truthfulness
in statements
to others, and
misconduct.

On June 5,
2018, the
Third
District,
Section I
Subcommittee
of the
Virginia State
Bar issued a
public
reprimand with
terms to
Terry Richard
Driskill
for violating
professional
rules that
govern
competence,
diligence, and
communication.
This was an
agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.

On June 4,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
William
Franklin
Burton’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the Bar.

Effective June
1, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
summarily
suspended
Leslie Dana
Silverman’s
license to
practice law
in Virginia.
The suspension
was based on
her December
5, 2017,
disbarment
from the
practice of
law in the
District of
Columbia by
the District
of Columbia
Court of
Appeals. The
board ordered
Silverman to
appear before
the board on
June 22, 2018,
to show cause
why the same
discipline
that was
imposed in the
District of
Columbia
should not be
imposed by the
board.

Effective June
1, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
summarily
suspended
Jejomar Guarin
Untalan’s
license to
practice law
in Virginia.
The suspension
was based on
the December
7, 2017,
six-month
suspension –
all but sixty
days stayed in
favor of a
one-year
period of
probation with
conditions –
of his license
to practice in
the District
of Columbia by
the District
of Columbia
Court of
Appeals.The board
ordered
Untalan to
appear before
the board on
June 22, 2018,
to show cause
why the same discipline that was imposed in
the District
of Columbia
should not be
imposed by the
board.

On May 30,
2018, the
Fifth
District,
Section I
Subcommittee
of the
Virginia State
Bar issued a
public
reprimand with
terms to
Thomas Brian
Haddock
for violating
professional
rules that
govern
competence,
scope of
representation,
diligence,
communication,
safekeeping of
property, and
declining or
terminating
representation.
This was an
agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.

On May 25,
2018, the
Fifth
District,
Section II
Subcommittee
of the
Virginia State
Bar issued a
public
reprimand
without terms
to
Jahangir
Ghobadi
for violating
professional
rules that
govern candor
toward the
tribunal and
bar admission
and
disciplinary
matters. This
was an agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.

On May 22,
2018, the
Fifth
District,
Section III
Subcommittee
of the
Virginia State
Bar issued a
public
reprimand with
terms to
Christopher
Broughton
Shedlick
for violating
professional
rules that
govern
safekeeping
property and
misconduct.
This was an
agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.

On May 21,
2018, the
Third
District,
Section II
Subcommittee
of the
Virginia State
Bar issued a
public
reprimand
without terms
to
Melvin Lorenzo
Todd Jr.
for violating
professional
rules that
govern
diligence and
communication.
This was an
agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.

On
May 15, 2018,
the Virginia
State Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
Jason Michael
Breneman’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the Bar.

Effective April 27, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended
Ashraf Wajih
Nubani’s
license to
practice law
for a period
of 60 days for
violating
professional
rules that
govern the
safekeeping of
property.

On April 26, 2018, the Virginia State Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked
Karl Galen
Blanke’s
license to
practice law
based on his
affidavit
consenting to
the
revocation. By
tendering his
consent to
revocation at
a time when
allegations of
misconduct are
pending,
Blanke
acknowledges
that the
material facts
upon which the
allegations of
misconduct pending are
true.

On March 30,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked
Richard Murray’s license to practice law based on his affidavit
consenting to
the
revocation.
By tendering his consent to revocation
at a time when
allegations of
misconduct are
pending,
Murray
acknowledges
that the
material facts
upon which the
allegations of
misconduct are
pending are
true.

By order
entered March
30, 2018, the
Circuit Court
for the City
of Richmond
revoked
Joseph Dee
Morrissey’s
license to
practice law
in the
Commonwealth
of Virginia.
The revocation
is effective
June 15, 2018.
The
three-judge
panel found
that Morrissey
violated
professional
rules
regarding
misconduct,
the
responsibilities
of partners
and
supervisory
lawyers, and
the
unauthorized
practice of
law.

*On June 13,
2018, Mr.
Morrissey
filed an
appeal with
the Supreme
Court of
Virginia.

** On June 14,
2018, the
Supreme Court
of Virginia
denied a stay
of the
revocation
pending the
appeal.

April 3, 2018

Laura Reed Wright, 2630 Gaylord Rd, Roanoke, VA 24018

VSB Docket No.
17-080-107279

On April 2,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked
Laura Reed
Wright’slicense to practice law based on her affidavit consenting to the
revocation.
By tendering her consent to revocation at a time when allegations
of misconduct
are pending,
Wright
acknowledges
that the
material facts
upon which the
allegations of
misconduct are
pending are
true.

By
order
entered March
16, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board approved
an agreed
disposition suspending
Jacob Leon
Parrott’s
license to
practice law
for a period
of nine
months. This
was an
imposition of
reciprocal
discipline,
based on his
suspension by
the Supreme
Court of South
Carolina. The
suspension is
effective
February 28,
2018.

On February
16, 2018, a
Circuit Court
for the City
of Richmond
issued a
public
reprimand with
terms to
Brent Alan Jackson for violating professional rules that govern the
safekeeping of
property. This
was an agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.

Effective,
March 23,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked
B.
Walter
Billips'
privilege to
practice law
based on
violations of
the rules of
professional
conduct
governing the
unauthorized
practice of
law.

Effective March 23, 2018, the Virginia State Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked
Shelly Renee
Collette’s
license to
practice law
based on her
affidavit
consenting to
the
revocation.
By tendering
her consent to
revocation at
a time when
allegations of
misconduct are
pending,
Collette
acknowledges
that the
material facts
upon which the
allegations of
misconduct pending
are
true.

On March 14,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
Kathryn
Suzanne
Pennington’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the Bar.

By order
entered March
5, 2018, the
Circuit Court
for the County
of
Roanoke approved
an agreed
disposition suspending,
with terms, Charles
Gregory
Phillips’
license to
practice law
for a period
of 10
months. The
suspension is
effective June
1, 2018. The
three-judge
panel found
that Phillips
violated professional
rules
regarding
diligence,
communication,
fees, the
safekeeping of
property,
declining and
terminating
representation, responsibilities
regarding
non-lawyer assistants,
and bar
admission and
disciplinary
matters.

On March 6,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
Bryan James
Waldron’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the Bar.

On February 16, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended
Shelly Renee Collette’s license to practice law for a period of one
year and one
day pursuant
to rules
governing
board
proceedings
upon a guilty
plea or an
adjudication
of a crime.
Collette’s
license
had been
summarily
suspended on
January 5,
2018.

Effective February 16, 2018,
the Virginia
State Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended
William Lee Andrews III’s license to practice law for a period of 14
months for
violating
professional
rules that
govern the
safekeeping of
property, bar
admission and
disciplinary
matters, and
misconduct.

Effective February 16, 2018, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary
Board revoked
Brent Lavelle
Barbour’slicense to
practice law
based on
violations to
the rules of
professional
conduct
governing
competence,
diligence,
communication,
fairness to
opposing party
and counsel,
and
misconduct.
The respondent
was not
present at the
disciplinary
proceeding,
and the Board
directed the
clerk of the
disciplinary
system to
forward a copy
of the summary
order to him.

On
February
8, 2018,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended Cynthia
Ann King’s
license
to
practice
law for
failing
to
comply
with a
subpoena
duces
tecum
issued
by the
Bar.

On
January
19,
2018,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Fifth
District
Section
I
Subcommittee
issued a
public
reprimand
with
terms to Ana
Maria
Cuitino for
violating
the
rules
that
govern
diligence,
communication,
safekeeping
of
property,
and
declining
or
terminating
representation.
This was
an
agreed
disposition
of the
charges.

On January 9, 2018, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary
Board
suspended Kimberly
Lisa
Marshall’s license
to
practice
law for
a period
of one
year and
one day
for
violating
professional
rules
that
govern
diligence,
communication,
the
safekeeping
of
property,
declining
or
terminating
representation,
and
misconduct.